The government last night finally published new guidance on what employers need to do to make workplaces safe for employees to return as lockdown restrictions are relaxed.

The guidance was published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy a day after Boris Johnson urged people to return to work as part of the first phase of a plan to lift lockdown restrictions.

Employers are now required to provide a risk assessment and Johnson promised: “Employers will not be allowed to get away with forcing people to work in conditions that are not covid-secure.”

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